Chapter 14.4, Problem 19PSD

To determine

To write a paragraph to show that the construction of tangent to a circle from an external point.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The given circle and an external point.

Calculation:

The following figure shows the construction ofa of tangent to a circle from an external point-

  

Step 1- Draw the line OP.

Step 2- find the midpoint of OP as M.

Step 3- Construct $○(M,MP)$

Step 4- Label A and B.

Step 5- Draw PA.

Step 6- PA is the tangent to the circle from external point.